The Rural Enterprise Academy

Free schools · Secondary school · Penkridge, Staffordshire
ST19 5PH
Composite score
47.0

The Rural Enterprise Academy at a glance

Located in Penkridge, Staffordshire, The Rural Enterprise Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a free school. The school educates roughly 240 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Inadequate' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 37.6 — below the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

17% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 44% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering The Rural Enterprise Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,794
National rank
#329
In West Midlands
#48
In Staffordshire
Top 88%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
37.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
17%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
44%
% EBacc grade 5+
0%
EBacc average points score
3.06

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding effective?
No

School profile

Pupils on roll 240 % FSM ever-6 25.0% % EAL 0.0% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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